Who
is bent? Maybe none of them, maybe all, maybe some on both sides.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy as an adaptation of an 8 hour long TV
mini-series, which was an adaptation of John le Carre's Cold War Spy
novel, is actually pretty well made. It is a bit slow to get going, sort
of on par with 'The Good Shepherd', and it maintains a slow yet
methodical story arch, which is exactly what you should expect of a
movie based more on intelligence trade-craft and miniscule details that
end huge intelligence operations.
Gary
Oldman is wonderful as usual as he leads the search for the mole in
British intelligence. Co-starring with him is Mark Strong for Body of
Lies, and Robin Hood, who I really enjoy watching, because he can fit
into so many different roles.... and I can understand his Arabic because
he obviously doesn't have an accent being English and all.
This
is the kind of movie that Intel officers go home and watch for
entertainment, after working all day doing similar things. If you are
looking for a spy thriller based in reality, watch this movie. If you
want something with stunts, action, and women that look better than Anna
Chapman (Russian spy arrested in New York in 2010) , then watch 007.
I give it 3.2 whispered secrets out of 5.
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